Sanitary garbage can



Dec. 25, 1934. L. M. LASELL 1,985,508

SANITARY GARBAGE CAN Filed June 15, 1931 Patented Dec. 25, 1934 r UNI-TED sTArEs A V I 1,985,508

PA T OFF CE This invention relates to domestic garbage cans, my principal object being to provide a can of this character so constructed that it may be kept clean and hence in a more sanitary condition with much greater ease than is the case with the ordinary can. Not only is the sanitary condition of the can improved but being capable of being easily and thoroughly cleaned it will last much longer than the present type of can since the deteriorating effects of corrosion are minimized.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purpose for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

20 In the drawing similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of my improved can.

25 Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the bottom portion of the can.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of removable bottom member detached.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawing, the can body 1 is a cylindrical member of conventional size and form but open on both ends. The upper end of the body is covered by the usual removable lid 2. The lower end of the body however fits freely and 35 removably into a relatively shallow bottom tray 3, a short outwardly flaring skirt 4 secured on the body overhanging the rim of the tray when the latter is in place so as to prevent water on the outside of the can from seeping into the tray.

40 Swivelly secured at one end to the side of the tray below the plane of the skirt is a link 5 preferably in the form of a stifi spring wire having a short spring coil 6 formed therein intermediate its ends. At its upper end this link is connected 4 to a catch and handle unit 7 intermediate the ends of the same. This catch is adapted at its lower end to detachably seat in a recess provided toward the outer end of a bracket 8 which is secured on and projects outwardly from one side of the body 1 toward the top.

The catch is of that standard type arranged so that when verticallydisposed and engaged with the bracket, and abutting against the side of the can, said link is past a dead center position relative to the point of engagement of the catch with the. bracket. Thepull er the linkfidue to the .springcoil then prevents anyte'ndency for the catch to swingoutwar'dly and'bec'ome disengaged. Permanently mounted on the side of the body at evenly spaced points circumferentially of the 5 bracket 8 but toward the bottom of the body are catch members 9 of the same nature as the catch 7. This catch'is attached to depending spring links 10 of the same character as the link 5.

These links are formed at theirlower ends with 10 eyes to detachably engage hook brackets 11 secured to the sides of the tray. These relatively short catch units are thus permanently mounted on the body, while the long catch unit is permanently mounted on the tray. The latter thus 15 serves in addition to its tray holding function as a means for manipulating the tray and hauling the same along the ground if desired without actually engaging and lifting the tray by hand. The tray may thus be used individually of the can as a receptacle in which to initially collect refuse, as when cleaning up a yard or similar operation.

To facilitate the initial location of the catch devices relative to each other when mounting the can body on the tray, the skirt 4 is preferably provided with notches 12 arranged in vertical alinement with the various catch devices so that the links when being brought into operation will positively aline with certain notches and with the corresponding brackets. The short-link catch devices being near the bottom of the can, they may if desired be manipulatedby the foot.

When using the garbage can for food refuse it is customary to line the bottom with paper to protect the same against the deteriorating effects of such refuse. This operation is accomplished with much greater facility than is possible with the ordinary can, and is done by removing the bottom tray, placing the sheet of paper 13 therein 40 so its edges overlap the rim of the tray, and then placing the can body in position. The paper which thus extends up and over the sides of the tray is then engaged and held against displacement by the cooperation of portions of the can and skirt as shown in Fig. 2. When emptying the can the garbage collector may either empty the same from-the top as is now done and without disturbing the bottom; or he may remove the latter and empty the can from its lower end.

Cleaning of this improved can as a whole is greatly facilitated since it is formed as two separate parts. The can body being an open ended cylinder may be rested on its side on the ground and a stream of water directed therethrough from one end to the other. The bottom tray being shallow the entire area of the same is readily accessible for similar treatment when removed from the can, without it being necessary to reach down from the top of the can as must now be done.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in, detail the present and preferred construction of the device,

still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure-byplurality of releasable catch devices between the sides of the body and tray, one only of said devices comprising a relatively long link permanently and swivelly connected to the tray whereby it may serve as a pull handle for the tray when the latter is detached from the body.

2. A sanitary garbage can comprising a main body member which is freely open at both ends, a tray member relatively shallow compared to the main body member constituting the bottom of the. can, the main body removably telescoping into the tray, and ;a removable container resting in the tray and clamped between the telescoping edges of the main body and the tray.

3. A sanitary garbage can comprising a main body-member which is freely open at both ends,

a relatively shallow tray constituting the bottom of the can, the main body telescoping into the tray, and an overhanging skirt about the bottom edge of the main body adapted to overhang and depend about the top edge of the tray to limit .such telescoping action and to shed water from about the rim of the tray from without.

LOUIS M. LASELL. 

